Why I and other top players didn't enter Genesis Red & my Summer Schedule.

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So some (admittedly short sighted and stupid) people are really upset that I didn't enter singles at Genesis Red, stating various absurd reasons so I thought that I'd explain a few reasons why I chose to focus on Doubles.

1. Armada didn't enter (main person I wanted to beat) & Ice dropped out to focus on Doubles. Their full reasons might be different but I think a lot of their reasons will be similar.

2. I didn't actually sign up for singles. The Genesis account DMd me a few days ago "Hey Leffen, were you still interested in attending Genesis Red?" and I answered "Yeah I think I'm going". That's it.
I have stated several times on stream that I was most likely going to focus on doubles since I haven't really played any since Royal Flush and Fuse Finals are coming up. Genesis crew signed me up for singles without asking (I was planning to reg later).

3. Practice: Entering a tournament is not the most efficient way to practice in the majority of cases. I know a lot of people simply do not understand this way of thinking, so I'll try to explain it.
Several hours of Friendlies where you can freely choose opponent, stop to test things out, can focus on learning over winning, stop when you want to, food breaks etc vs:
3-4 "hard" sets after starting tournament at 10am ending at 10PM (12 hours total)

4. Burnout/Rest. First of, Singles started for me and Ice at 10am, and we are staying in San Jose which is an hour+ away. I've been sleeping really badly for some reason the last couple of days and cutting it short again wasn't really a sound option long term, and short term it's really hard to practice and learn properly when you're sleep deprived.

Secondly, unlike some people who are taking a break after EVO (Armada is taking a 2month USA break iirc) I am going to a lot of tournaments after EVO.
After EVO there's the HyperX event right after, so I don't get back until the 20th (Thurs) and then I fly to GOML the 25th (Tues). I get back next Tues, have one week off, then go to Smashcon, fly back to Sweden, fly to Heir (UK), back to Sweden, fly to Shine same week, stay there until Red Bull's Gods n Gatekeepers, get back 5-6th September.
After that, I have bit off, but before end of September I'm going to Gametyrant Expo and then staying until The Big House. Oh and I am also hosting a tournament in Stockholm mid September.

So yeah, hopefully you see why entering Genesis Red isn't exactly viable, and if you still think its because "I only wanna compete in perfect conditions" or that I'm "scared to lose" then well, there's no saving you LUL.

I'm sorry for the people that understood but just wanted to see me play, and I'm sorry for pulling a Mango and fucked up the seeding, but then again, Genesis Red's seeding was already trash ;)

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